'Pesthouse' definitions:

Definition of 'pesthouse'

(from WordNet)
noun
Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) [syn: lazaretto, lazaret, lazarette, lazar house, pesthouse]

Definition of 'Pesthouse'

From: GCIDE
  • Pesthouse \Pest`house"\, n. A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any pestilential disease. [1913 Webster]